President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday attended the namaj-e-janaza of Awami League MP Ismat Ara Sadique who passed away here morning.
The janaza was held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad at 5pm.
Ismat Ara Sadique, also former state minister for public administration, breathed her last at a city hospital around 11am at the age of 78.
Wife of former Education Minister ASHK Sadique, Ismat Ara Sadique was born in Bogura on December 12, 1942 and completed her Honors degree from Eden Mohila College in Dhaka in 1960.
Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the MP elected from Jashore-6 constituency.
In separate condolence messages, they prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed their deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.